SATCOM

From the days of Sputnik, to todays satellites, we're involved- some send weather data, others are used by the military, some handle banking and credit card data, and still others are on a journey to a distant star, going where no one has ever gone. Here are a few links concerning satellites - including Milsats, Amateur satellites and more. You can find out more, and post questions, on the SATCOM forum at RR.

Satcom Local Wiki Info

• UHF-MILSATCOM
• Inmarsat

Related Pages

• AMSAT Home page
• AMSAT Operational OSCAR Satellite status Summary
• CelesTrak
• Hearsat
• MilSatCom
• Satellite Topics from MT Frequency Exchange
• UHF-Milsatcom Listen to non secure comms on Satcom
• UHF Satcom.com
• Timestep Satellite Receiving Equipment

International Space Station (ISS)

Special Modes

• What is SSTV (Slow Scan TV)?
• ARISS SSTV Images blog
• How to Access the ISS SSTV
• UISS Packet software
  • Can be used to monitor the packets from the Kenwood D700 on the station
• ARRL Web: Success Tips for using the ISS Voice Repeater

Organizations and other

• ARISS
• AMSAT ARISS page
• ISS Fan Club
• Monitoring NASA and Space Communications (PDF)
• Space Station Ham Radio Info Site

Software with SSTV Capabilities

• NOTE: Modes used in the ISS transmissions have been Martin and Robot36. Therefore, please only list software that is compatible with these modes.
• ChromaPix by Silicon Pixels
• FTV
• JVComm32
• MixW
  • MixW Yahoo group
• MM Hamsoft Home of MM-SSTV, and note that the most recent versions are Vista-compatible
  • MM-SSTV Yahoo group
• Mscan SSTV
• MulitMode for Macs
• Ham Software for Linux see QSSTV link
• RadioCom
• W95SSTV

Mailing Lists

• UHF-Satcom yahoo group
• Brevard Radio(Florida)
• Digital Scanning Yahoo Group
• Iron Birds Network
• JPass Generator (Email)
• MilAirCommsChat Yahoo Group
• MilRadioComms Yahoo group
• RadioMonitors Yahoo group
• SCPC-FDM Yahoo Group

Satellite Tracking Software

• Northern Lights Software Associates (NOVA software)
• OrbCommPlotter
• Orbitron
• Satscape
• SatPC32 with CAT radio control
• Pocketsat for PalmPilot
• PetitTrack for Sharp Zaurus SL-5x00 Linux PDA

Online Tracking

• Heavens Above
• Human Space Flight Orbital Tracking
• JTrack
• Real Time Satellite Tracking

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